NAB 2022: Quantum Develops New Solutions to Address Content, Storage Needs

At NAB 2022, Quantum (Booth N4109) is launching three new products that allow creative teams of any size – both small and large – to respond to the growing need for continuous, collaborative content production.

This has only become more difficult as more creative teams navigate remote work and the rising demand for content – the Cisco Annual Internet Report predicts that by 2023, 82% of all global internet traffic will come from streaming videos and downloads. That demand places a heavy burden on content creators. Every company and creative team understands that to reach an audience effectively and help them connect with their work and brand, they need to create content quickly and collaborate as a team because it’s more than one person can create, manage, or keep track of. In fact, these teams need to leverage their shared talents and accelerate their work – together. The new wave of agile content creators and storytellers need technology to efficiently manage non-stop data to meet the non-stop demand of their audiences, from wherever they’re working.

Quantum H4000 Essential
The basics: Quantum’s new H4000 Essential (H4000E) brings the power of the Quantum H4000 to small, independent creative teams. H4000E is an all-in-one content organization and collaboration, highly available shared storage solution powered by Quantum StorNext and Quantum CatDV. Designed for easy setup with no IT expertise required, the H4000E can be up and running within minutes. This helps small creators manage their video data and collaborate on files anywhere, accommodating remote work, and allowing them to leverage the same technology and capabilities available to large corporate video teams, content producers, and broadcasters at a scalable and accessible price point.

Who it’s for: Small-independent creative houses or small creative teams within large organizations

Key features:

• StorNext collaborative shared storage systems starting at 48TB or 96TB of raw storage, expandable up to 384TB
• Quantum CatDV pre-installed and pre-configured for use by up to 10 named users, including use of Adobe Premiere Pro CatDV Panel
• Efficient StorNext and CatDV integration to avoid file system polling that impacts performance
• Automatic content cataloging and indexing based on folder structure, made immediately available

Availability: Available for order as of April 19

Quantum F2100
The basics: The Quantum F2100 launches as Quantum’s fastest storage solution ever. This next-gen NVMe offering doubles the speed and storage available through the Quantum F series, allowing content producers with increasingly demanding workflows delivering incredible performance in a very small footprint to drive out workflow bottlenecks in their work in process storage to work faster and more efficiently. Customers already use the F2100 for complex production needs, including AR/VR development. The new product can facilitate storage and processing power previously only accessible with racks of spinning disk storage.

Who it’s for: Large corporate video teams and production companies

Key features:

• Dual-controller architecture on 2U, 24 drive system driven by Quantum’s Unified Block Storage platform 2.0
• Benchmarked multi-client read performance of up to 55GB/s and write performance of 20GB/s*
• Choice of drive sizes in 24 drive arrays including 15.36TB, 7.68TB, and 3.84 TB for a maximum raw storage capacity of 737.28TB in only 2U

Availability: Available for order as of April 19

Quantum Content Solution with NVIDIA
The basics: This new solution from Quantum provides customizable AI using Quantum CatDV software, which leverages NVIDIA DeepStream, NVIDIA Riva, and NVIDIA Maxine SDK’s – which are all part of the NVIDIA AI platform – to enrich video content used in broadcast, post-production, and sports. This brings AI automation and ML into the video production and data management workflow, potentially saving production teams hundreds of hours of work.

Who it’s for: Large production and corporate video teams, large content managers and curators, asset monetization ventures

Key features:

• Quantum CatDV Enterprise with CatDV Automation Workers
• AI/ML integration based on NVIDIA DeepStream video analytics, Riva natural language processing, and Maxine video and audio quality enhancement SDKs
• NVIDIA GPU hardware pipeline integration for Quantum CatDV proxy generation, transcoding, and AI acceleration
• Quantum StorNext shared file storage environment integration

Availability: Solution quoted and personalized to customer requirements